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Comparison of Saudi Arabia and Qatar Military Strengths (2024)



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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the year 2024.



The selected countries for comparison, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are displayed below in side-by-side format. The Primary selection is displayed in Blue while the Secondary selection is displayed in Red. Go back to compare two other military powers.

The side-by-side comparison provides a theoretical look at war footing between two potential (or active) military rivals.
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COUNTRIES
Saudi Arabia
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PwrIndx: 0.3235
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 23 of 145)
Qatar
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PwrIndx: 1.0789
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 63 of 145)


COMPARISON BRIEF
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Manpower
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Saudi Arabia national flag image Airpower Qatar national flag image
Saudi Arabia national flag image Land Power Qatar national flag image
Saudi Arabia national flag image Naval Power Qatar national flag image
Saudi Arabia national flag image Nat.Resources Qatar national flag image
Saudi Arabia national flag image Financials Qatar national flag image
Saudi Arabia national flag image Logistics Qatar national flag image
Saudi Arabia national flag image Geography Qatar national flag image
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MANPOWER
Total Population (Rnk 42)
35,959,806
(Diff: 33,427,702)
Total Population (Rnk 131)
2,532,104
(Diff: -33,427,702)
Available Manpower (Rnk 34)
18,699,099
(Diff: 18,066,073)
Available Manpower (Rnk 137)
633,026
(Diff: -18,066,073)
Fit-for-Service (Rnk 30)
17,188,787
(Diff: 16,702,623)
Fit-for-Service (Rnk 137)
486,164
(Diff: -16,702,623)
Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 38)
611,317
(Diff: 598,656)
Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 139)
12,661
(Diff: -598,656)
Active Personnel (Rnk 19)
257,000
(Diff: 190,450)
Active Personnel (Rnk 59)
66,550
(Diff: -190,450)
Reserve Personnel (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -15,000)
Reserve Personnel (Rnk 69)
15,000
(Diff: 15,000)
Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 12)
150,000
(Diff: 144,500)
Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 42)
5,500
(Diff: -144,500)
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FINANCIALS
Defense Budget (Rnk 5)
$71,720,000,000
(Diff: $57,650,000,000)
Defense Budget (Rnk 26)
$14,070,000,000
(Diff: $-57,650,000,000)
External Debt (Rnk 85)
$205,100,000,000
(Diff: $35,100,000,000)
External Debt (Rnk 79)
$170,000,000,000
(Diff: $-35,100,000,000)
Foreign Reserve (Rnk 7)
$473,890,000,000
(Diff: $431,677,000,000)
Foreign Reserve (Rnk 47)
$42,213,000,000
(Diff: $-431,677,000,000)
Purchasing Power (Rnk 17)
$1,594,000,000,000
(Diff: $1,344,364,000,000)
Purchasing Power (Rnk 62)
$249,636,000,000
(Diff: $-1,344,364,000,000)


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AIRPOWER
Total Aircraft (Rnk 12)
914
(Diff: 686)
Total Aircraft (Rnk 44)
228
(Diff: -686)
Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 9)
283
(Diff: 191)
Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 24)
92
(Diff: -191)
Dedicated Attack (Rnk 9)
81
(Diff: 75)
Dedicated Attack (Rnk 43)
6
(Diff: -75)
Transports (Rnk 17)
49
(Diff: 37)
Transports (Rnk 40)
12
(Diff: -37)
Trainers (Rnk 13)
202
(Diff: 151)
Trainers (Rnk 43)
51
(Diff: -151)
Special-Mission (Rnk 21)
15
(Diff: 15)
Special-Mission (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -15)
Aerial Tankers (Rnk 2)
22
(Diff: 22)
Aerial Tankers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -22)
Helicopters (Rnk 16)
262
(Diff: 195)
Helicopters (Rnk 52)
67
(Diff: -195)
Attack Helicopters (Rnk 18)
34
(Diff: 10)
Attack Helicopters (Rnk 25)
24
(Diff: -10)


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LAND POWER
Tank Strength (Rnk 17)
1,485
(Diff: 1,386)
Tank Strength (Rnk 70)
99
(Diff: -1,386)
Armored Vehicles (Rnk 25)
20,694
(Diff: 15,150)
Armored Vehicles (Rnk 63)
5,544
(Diff: -15,150)
Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 7)
1,236
(Diff: 1,190)
Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 54)
46
(Diff: -1,190)
Towed Artillery (Rnk 8)
2,017
(Diff: 2,005)
Towed Artillery (Rnk 90)
12
(Diff: -2,005)
Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 14)
490
(Diff: 474)
Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 67)
16
(Diff: -474)


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NAVAL POWER
Fleet Strength (Rnk 50)
57
(Diff: -66)
Fleet Strength (Rnk 28)
123
(Diff: 66)
Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Submarines (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Submarines (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Frigates (Rnk 10)
7
(Diff: 7)
Frigates (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -7)
Corvettes (Rnk 13)
4
(Diff: 0)
Corvettes (Rnk 13)
4
(Diff: 0)
Patrol Vessels (Rnk 27)
39
(Diff: 19)
Patrol Vessels (Rnk 41)
20
(Diff: -19)
Mine Warfare (Rnk 19)
3
(Diff: 3)
Mine Warfare (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -3)


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LOGISTICS
Airports (Rnk 25)
214
(Diff: 208)
Airports (Rnk 109)
6
(Diff: -208)
Merchant Marine (Rnk 39)
413
(Diff: 290)
Merchant Marine (Rnk 60)
123
(Diff: -290)
Ports & Terminals (Rnk 16)
5
(Diff: 2)
Ports & Terminals (Rnk 18)
3
(Diff: -2)
Labor Force (Rnk 40)
16,060,000
(Diff: 14,083,000)
Labor Force (Rnk 117)
1,977,000
(Diff: -14,083,000)
Roadways (Rnk 24)
221,372km
(Diff: 214,333km)
Roadways (Rnk 136)
7,039km
(Diff: -214,333km)
Roadways (Rnk 35)
5,410km
(Diff: 5,410km)
Roadways (Rnk 145)
0km
(Diff: -5,410km)


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NATURAL RESOURCES
Oil Production (Rnk 2)
10,815,700bbl
(Diff: 9,000,600bbl)
Oil Production (Rnk 14)
1,815,100bbl
(Diff: -9,000,600bbl)
Oil Consumption (Rnk 109)
3,185,000bbl
(Diff: 2,890,000bbl)
Oil Consumption (Rnk 73)
295,000bbl
(Diff: -2,890,000bbl)
Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 2)
260,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: 234,755,000,000bbl)
Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 14)
25,245,000,000bbl
(Diff: -234,755,000,000bbl)
Natural Gas Production (Rnk 8)
113,776,648,000bbl
(Diff: -53,684,318,000bbl)
Natural Gas Production (Rnk 6)
167,460,966,000bbl
(Diff: 53,684,318,000bbl)
Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 103)
113,776,648,000bbl
(Diff: 76,074,839,000bbl)
Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 82)
37,701,809,000bbl
(Diff: -76,074,839,000bbl)
Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 6)
9,422,812,000,000bbl
(Diff: -14,437,688,000,000bbl)
Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 3)
23,860,500,000,000bbl
(Diff: 14,437,688,000,000bbl)
Coal Production (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: 0bbl)
Coal Production (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: 0bbl)
Coal Consumption (Rnk 18)
73,000bbl
(Diff: 73,000bbl)
Coal Consumption (Rnk 1)
0bbl
(Diff: -73,000bbl)
Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: 0bbl)
Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: 0bbl)


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GEOGRAPHY
Square Land Area (Rnk 12)
2,149,690km
(Diff: 2,138,104km)
Square Land Area (Rnk 140)
11,586km
(Diff: -2,138,104km)
Shared Border (Rnk 88)
4,272km
(Diff: 4,185km)
Shared Border (Rnk 2)
87km
(Diff: -4,185km)
Coastline (Rnk 71)
2,640km
(Diff: 2,077km)
Coastline (Rnk 32)
563km
(Diff: -2,077km)
Waterways (Rnk 145)
0km
(Diff: 0km)
Waterways (Rnk 145)
0km
(Diff: 0km)


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